Latest Windows Is Upgrade to Old Story

Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, June 8, 1999

A Microsoft Windows 98 upgrade that includes several features not found in the original version will hit store shelves this week.

Windows 98 Second Edition includes the new Internet Explorer 5 Web browser; NetMeeting 3.0 for video-conferencing; Windows Media Player 6.1 for playing audio, video and MP3 songs; and technology allowing several computers to share one Internet connection.

The upgrade is not meant for people who bought the original Windows 98. That product contained some bugs and potential Year 2000 problems. But free fixes have been available from Microsoft's Web site, www.microsoft.com.

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The Second Edition contains those fixes, but it is targeted mainly at home computer users who still are using the older Windows 95 or Windows 3.1, said Mike Nichols, a Microsoft product manager.

Windows 98 Second Edition costs $89 at retail stores, the same as the original, and was shipped to computer manufacturers May 6. Later this year, a $19.95 upgrade for original Windows 98 owners will be available from Microsoft's Web site.